A photo from the video taping session

Liz Curtis Higgs posted this on Facebook a few minutes ago:

"Oh, baby!  Yesterday in Nashville we shot a brand-new Video Bible Study for Bad Girls of the Bible.  SO thrilled to open God's Word with these beautiful sisters in Christ!  The new video and updated book will release on July 16.  We can't WAIT for you to see it!"

My friend Donna is on the left, front row, and I'm behind her on the next row.  Liz (front row, center) yelled, "Throw your hands out!"  So we did.  My right hand is touching the left side of the photo, extended above Donna's head.  That shows how well my physical therapy is working for range of motion, as my broken shoulder continues to heal.  I'm glad I was healed enough to drive to and from Nashville for this opportunity.  As I posted yesterday, Liz had promised us "a nice bag of books, a tasty snack, and a warm hug."  I got my hug when Liz arrived, and the "snack" was a huge box lunch — sandwich, salad, a couple of side dishes, and dessert.  As for the books, Lizzie said she chose these for us herself:

• A Perfect Mess: Why You Don't Have to Worry about Being Good Enough for God ~ by Lisa Harper, 2009
• At the Feet of Jesus: Daily Devotions to Nurture a Mary Heart ~ by Joanna Weaver, 2012
• Come Walk with Me: A Woman's Personal Guide to Knowing God and Mentoring Others ~ by Carole Mayhall, 2010
• Come Along: The Journey into a More Intimate Faith ~ by Jane Rubietta, 2008
• His Princess: Love Letters from Your King ~ by Sheri Rose Shepherd, 2004
• A Sudden Glory: God's Lavish Response to Your Ache for Something More ~ by Sharon Jaynes, 2012

One thing I didn't expect was having to stop recording — and waiting — whenever a train rolled by loudly on a track nearby.  Donna says she especially enjoyed talking with the other participants, who came from (at least these I remember about the 22 participants) Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois.

Liz Curtis Higgs

I'm spending some time with Liz Curtis Higgs today (see my Sunday salon post).  I'll tell you more about it later this week, but for now I hope you enjoy her "Righteous Ruth Rap" from last year, following the publication of her book about Ruth, titled The Girl's Still Got It.  You may also want to read what I wrote in 2007 about her and the first of her books I read:  My Heart's in the Lowlands: Ten Days in Bonny Scotland.  I wrote about Liz and this book again a few months later on one of my other blogs:  Book Around the World: Scotland.  And here's a copy of the email she sent me yesterday.

Hi, Bonnie!

Tomorrow—Tuesday, February 26—is our Big Day together in Nashville! Can't wait to see you at 8:30am Central Time at Houston Station.

Any questions or concerns, just respond to this email. If an emergency comes up tonight or tomorrow morning, please phone our producer, Rebecca, at 501-349-xxxx.

You can be sure a nice bag of books, a tasty snack, and a warm hug will be waiting for you.

God bless and MANY thanks!

Your sister, Liz

Isn't it exciting?  Learn more about Lizzie on her website.  By the way, if this video quits working, you can watch the Righteous Ruth Rap on YouTube.